Pleural fluid PCR method for detection of Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus pneumoniae and Haemophilus influenzae in pediatric parapneumonic effusions

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Volumn 75, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 437-442

  Utine, G Eda ^a   Pinar, Ahmet ^a   Özçelik, Uǧur ^a   Şener, Burçin ^a   Yalçin, Ebru ^a   Doǧru, Deniz ^a   Menemenlioǧlu, Dilek ^a   Gür, Deniz ^a   Kiper, Nural ^a   Göçmen, Ayhan ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Haemophilus influenzae; Parapneumonic pleural effusion, pediatric; Polymerase chain reaction; Staphylococcus aureus; Streptococcus pneumoniae

Indexed keywords

CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; MACROLIDE; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; PENICILLIN G;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BLOOD CULTURE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; GRAM STAINING; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; PLEURA EFFUSION; PLEURA EMPYEMA; PLEURA FLUID; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PLEURAL EFFUSION; PNEUMONIA, BACTERIAL; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 43649097355     PISSN: 00257931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000107741     Document Type: Article

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